(a) All school-based before and after school programs established pursuant to Section 8481 that are in operation on the date of the enactment of the act adding this section shall elect one of the following options on or before July 1, 1999:
(1) Continuing operation as a schoolage community child care services program pursuant to the remaining operative provisions of Article 22 (commencing with Section 8460).
(2) Operating as an After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program pursuant to this article.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that any appropriation for programs established pursuant to Section 8481 be redirected to the appropriation made for programs established pursuant to Article 22 (commencing with Section 8460) or to the appropriation made for programs established pursuant to this article. The State Department of Education shall report the amounts that shall be redirected pursuant to this subdivision to the Department of Finance for approval and adjustment of the budget. The Controller shall adjust the appropriation amounts in accordance with budget revisions approved for this purpose by the Department of Finance.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 320, Sec. 2. Effective August 19, 1998.)